I look up in procrastination, away from my paperwork, and my eye falls onto a countdown calendar that one of the children has made for me.
“Days to Disneyland” it says clearly in bold letters, surrounded by numerous smiley faces and Mickey Mouses with the striking number below it – seven. That’s a scary thought – that in just one week’s time I will be leading my first residential school trip and, worse than that, I decided to make it international.
What a stress it has been to organise too. I can see why teachers try to avoid these trips as much as possible – the hassle and aggravation it has caused are, I am certain, responsible for the new frown lines that seem to have embedded themselves onto my forehead since starting this post.
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